Well, Friday (June 5, 2026), as I checked in to Netflix, the newest release popped up, a documentary...MICHAEL JACKSON: The Verdict, in three episodes...
I gobbled down the first episode in no time...It left chills.
Sure, at the time, in 2000 something, I had followed some of the headliners: it was splashed in your face all over the place, on every news outlet, t.v., etc., etc, so it was hard to miss. You just couldn't! I had mixed feelings at the time, and found it hard to believe. Michael Jackson was always a weirdo, that's for sure! but, to think that he was a child molester, I just couldn't get myself to believe it.
I remember when I interviewed him (at a press conference), he was afraid to come out in the open and answer questions from the media (including me), saying that he was scared. Quincy Jones, his Producer was there, and I remember saying, come on, Michael, you're not the only famous artist that we have seen, talked with: what about all your other fellow artists? Prince, Sting, Bon Jovi, etc., etc..
This was at the BAD promotional days, in 1988, if I'm not mistaken. Those days still saw Quincy Jones collaborating with Michael, but Michael decided to change things shortly after that. I think I have Mr. Jones' autograph on that album, but not MJ's (he was too full of himself!).
I'm not sure I want to finish watching that documentary because it creeps me out too much. Or, if I do, it will be several months from now.
Anyway, Michael was arrested in 2003, but acquitted of all charges, eventually.
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